1944. Edge-of-the-seat film noir classic about an insurance salesman who is coerced into murdering the husband of an alluring femme fatale, played superbly by Barbara Stanwyck. Dir: Billy Wilder., One of the classic film noirs, Billy Wilder’s Oscar-nominated film stars Fred MacMurray as insurance agent Walter Neff. When he calls at the Dietrichson residence on a renewal call, the only person home is Phyllis Dietrichson, a luminous, seductive blonde with the brain and heart of a black widow spider. Soon, the pair are involved in a passionate affair that can only be consummated by her husband’s death (which will also make them both rich). The murder goes ahead but Neff’s boss, Barton Keyes has a niggling doubt about paying out on the policy while Walter and Phyllis’s passion slowly sours. Told in flashback through Neff’s narrative, the hard-edged, cynical tone exactly matched the mood of the period and, while the censorious Hays Code is followed to the letter, Phyllis’s ankle bracelet remains one of cinema’s enduring erotic images., Classic thriller about an insurance salesman who is persuaded to take part in a murder by a femme fatale., An insurance salesman is seduced by a conniving woman into a scheme to murder her husband and make it look like an accident in order to collect his impressive life insurance policy., Billy Wilder’s classic, Oscar-nominated film noir stars Fred MacMurray as insurance agent Walter Neff. While making a policy renewal call, Neff meets the luminous, seductive blonde Phyllis Dietrichson. Soon, the pair are involved in a passionate affair, but it can only be consummated after her husband’s death (which, thanks to his insurance policy, will also make them both rich). The murder goes ahead but Neff’s boss, Barton Keyes, has a niggling doubt about paying out on the policy, causing Walter and Phyllis’s passion to slowly sour. Told in flashback through Neff’s narrative, the hard-edged, cynical tone matched the mood of the period and, while the censorious Hays Code is followed to the letter, the glimpse of Phyllis’s ankle bracelet was one of the era’s enduring erotic images., While on a routine business call, an insurance salesman falls for an unhappily married femme fatale. He soon becomes enmeshed in a scam involving murder and an insurance policy paying double for accidental death. Billy Wilder’s stylish direction, an excellent script, and memorable performances make for a film noir masterpiece., Taut film noir about an insurance salesman who is coerced into murder by an alluring femme fatale. The story unfolds in flashback: After being seduced by a vampish housewife, the salesman fraudulently writes a double-indemnity accidental-death policy on her husband. Then, bit by bit, she puts her evil scheme into action., Absorbing thriller directed by Billy Wilder from a Raymond Chandler screenplay. Fred MacMurray stars as the insurance salesman who gets involved in a murder plot, while Barbara Stanwyck plays the archetypal femme-fatale at the heart of the story.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Double Indemnity ” ?
A: The main cast includes Barbara Stanwyck,Fred MacMurray,Edward G. Robinson,Porter Hall,Jean Heather,Tom Powers,Richard Gaines,Fortunio Bonanova,John Philliber,Gig Young,Bess Flowers,Al Bridge,Kernan Cripps,Oscar Smith,Betty Farrington,Edmund Cobb,Floyd Schackleford,James Adamson,Teala Loring,Sam McDaniel,Judith Gibson,Clarence Muse,Miriam Franklin,William O’Leary,Edward Hearn,Constance Purdy,Lee Shumway,Boyd Irwin,Dick Rush,George Melford,Alan Bridge,Floyd Shackelford,George Magrill,Douglas Spencer,Doane Harrison,Bertram Granger,Hans Dreier,Hal Pereira,Raymond Chandler,John Seitz,B.G. DeSylva,Edith Head,Wally Westmore,Loren L. Ryder,James M. Cain,Billy Wilder.
Q: When Did the “Double Indemnity” Released?
A: The Movie “Double Indemnity” originally aired on 1944-09-06 and released in the year of 1944.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Double Indemnity” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Double Indemnity” ?
A: “Double Indemnity” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
